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    MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday said the death toll from Influenza A(H1N1) doubled in a month?s time, from 13 in July to 28 in August.
    According to data from the DOH?s Health Emergency Management Services (HEMS), the fatalities were among the 4,548 total cases of A(H1N1) recorded in various parts of the country. Of the figure, 4,369 have recovered from the infection.
    The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) expressed concern over the rising deaths.
    TUCP secretary-general and former senator Ernesto Herrera cited a report from the Sweden-based European Center for Disease Control (ECDC) dated Sept. 3 that indicated ?20 new fatal cases? in the Philippines.
    But Herrera stressed the ECDC?s figures on its daily updates was ?based on official information provided by national public health websites, or through other official communication channels.?

    The ECDC?s latest daily update listed a total of 262 confirmed A(H1N1) deaths in Southeast Asia; Thailand, 130; Malaysia, 73; the Philippines, 28; Singapore, 17; Indonesia, 10; Vietnam, two; and Brunei and Laos, one each.
    Worldwide, A (H1N1) has already claimed a total of 3,315 lives, the ECDC said
    Herrera called on the DOH to return to its weekly disclosure of confirmed A(H1N1) cases ?to keep the public in an elevated state of readiness? in dealing with the spread of the virus.
    The DOH recently stopped testing and reporting of individual cases of A(H1N1), after the World Health Organization (WHO) stopped compelling countries to do so.
    Last Friday, Malaca?ang ordered the DOH to establish extra laboratories in public hospitals ?to effectively manage? A(H1N1) cases.
    It also instructed the DOH to heighten monitoring of A(H1N1) and improve coordination with the WHO for real time exchange of information on the virus.
    The WHO has also warned govern-ments worldwide of an imminent surge in A(H1N1) cases, saying countries could see more deaths as cases double every three to four days for several months.
    WHO listed over 254,206 confirmed cases of A(H1N1) and ?at least 2,837 deaths? worldwide as of Aug. 30.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx...bCategoryId=63
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    Re: Death toll from A(H1N1) flu doubles (to 28) in one month - DOH

    Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquire...28-says-report


    A(H1N1) deaths in RP now at 28, says report

    By Jerome Aning
    Philippine Daily Inquirer
    First Posted 05:35:00 09/07/2009

    Filed Under: Swine Flu, Health, Diseases, Epidemic and Plague, Statistics

    MANILA, Philippines?The number of fatalities in the Philippines due to the Influenza A(H1N1) virus has reached 28 as of Sept. 3, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said Sunday, citing a report from the Stockholm, Sweden-based European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

    In a statement, TUCP secretary general Ernesto Herrera said the ECDC?s daily update on the A(H1N1) pandemic as of Sept. 3 stated that ?20 new fatal cases have been reported in the Philippines since the country last accounted for only eight deaths on July 29.?

    The ECDC?s daily updates offer statistics of A(H1N1) confirmed cases and deaths in countries and territories belonging to the European Union and/or covered by the European Free Trade Agreement. The number of deaths for selected countries, including the Philippines and seven other Southeast Asian countries, was included in the report.

    There were no figures for cases in non-European countries and territories.

    Herrera pointed out that the statistics on the non-European countries were based by the ECDC on ?official information provided by national public health websites, or through other official communication channels.?

    The daily updates may be viewed at the ECDC website (http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopic...ly_Update.aspx). The Inquirer checked the latest posted daily report, dated Sept. 5, which still placed the number of fatalities in the Philippines at 28.

    Figure could be higher

    The former senator expressed concern that the actual number of A(H1N1) deaths in the country could possibly be higher than reported. He noted that Thailand and Malaysia, which both have superior surveillance of the disease, have already reported dozens of deaths.

    The ECDC?s latest daily update listed a total of 262 confirmed A(H1N1) deaths in Southeast Asia, broken down as follows: Thailand, 130; Malaysia, 73; the Philippines, 28; Singapore, 17; Indonesia, 10; Vietnam, two; and Brunei and Laos, one each.

    Globally, the ECDC said A(H1N1) had already claimed a total of 3,315 lives, according to the ECDC report.

    The TUCP has been urging corporations to adopt ?workplace continuity plans? to assure workers ?the least possible interruption to their jobs and income? as the virus spreads more aggressively.

    Weekly disclosure

    Herrera also earlier urged the Department of Health (DoH) to resume its weekly disclosure of confirmed A(H1N1) cases ?to keep the public in an elevated state of readiness? in dealing with the potentially faster spread of the virus. He cited the need to put ?everyone in a constant high state of alertness, particularly in avoidance.?

    The DoH recently ceased testing and reporting individual cases of A(H1N1), after the World Health Organization (WHO) stopped compelling countries to do so.

    On Sunday, Herrera urged the DoH to consider routinely divulging to the public ?at least the number of A(H1N1) cases admitted to hospitals and intensive care units, just like what health authorities are doing in other countries.?

    Malaca?ang on Friday ordered the DoH to establish extra laboratories in public hospitals ?to effectively manage? A(H1N1) cases. It also instructed the DoH to heighten the monitoring of the A(H1N1) virus and improve coordination with the WHO for real time exchange of information on the disease.

    The WHO has warned governments around the world of an imminent surge in A(H1N1) cases. It said countries could see cases double every three to four days for several months, and ?it is certain there will be more deaths.?

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